3 products issued by NWS for: 2NM SE Vaca Cut FL
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Key West FL 403 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-180815- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 403 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Small Craft Advisories are in effect across all of the Florida Keys coastal waters due to freshening easterly breezes. Isolated thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. The primary hazards will be lightning strikes and locally gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected Tuesday through Sunday. The primary hazards will be lightning strikes and locally gusty winds. Small Craft Advisories may be required for portions of the Florida Keys coastal waters Tuesday through Wednesday due to freshening easterly breezes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 153 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-180700- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 153 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .NOW... Through 2 AM, scattered showers will track west to northwestward at 25 to 30 mph, through the near and offshore waters surrounding the Florida Keys, as well as, the Florida Straits south of the Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal. The stronger activity will produce wind gusts near 25 kts, or 30 mph, and reduced visibility in heavy rain. Island locations along the Middle and Lower Keys will be most likely to be affected by this activity and additional rainfall of one tenth to one quarter of an inch is possible. $$ DP
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1024 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-180900- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-240618T0900Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1024 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...East winds near 20 knots. Seas of 7 feet across the Straits of Florida. * WHERE...Eastern Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key, Florida Bay, and Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$